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Georgia has not had a Democrat in the state's highest office since Roy Barnes left office in 2003. Here's a look at what propelled Democrat and former Atlanta Mayor Keisha Lance Bottoms to victory, according to ABC News Voter Polls.

Gender: Women in Georgia favored Lance Bottoms by roughly 10 percentage points, while about half of men favored Republican Rick Jackson, according to ABC News Voter Polls. In 2022, men supported Brian Kemp by an 11-percentage-point margin over his opponent, Democrat Stacey Abrams (55% vs 44%), while women favored Kemp by a 5-point margin (52% vs 47%).

Age: About 3 in 4 voters between the ages of 18-29 voted for Lance Bottoms, while about 6 in 10 between the ages of 30-44 did the same.

Party: Independents were about 10 percentage points more likely to favor Lance Bottoms, according to ABC News Voter Polls.

Race: Lance Bottoms was propelled to victory by Black voters across Georgia, according to ABC News Voter Polls. Roughly 3 in 10 Georgia voters are Black and around 9 in 10 of these voters favored her. She was also able to gain among Latino voters; about 6 in 10 Latino voters supported her in this year’s election -- roughly 10 percentage points higher than the share Abrams received in 2022.

-ABC News' Will Bishop

Democratic Sen. Amy Klobuchar is projected to replace retiring Democratic Gov. Tim Walz, after she defeated Republican Lisa Demuth.

Her victory will leave an opening in her Senate seat.

-ABC News' Oren Oppenheim

Democrat Peggy Flanagan, the Minnesota lieutenant governor, is projected to win the Minnesota Senate seat, beating GOP opponent Michele Tafoya.

Flanagan is the first indigenous woman elected to the U.S. Senate.

Idaho Republican Sen. Jim Risch is projected to retain his Senate seat after he defeated independent opponent Todd Achilles.